Returned from Australia, James Heffernan is waving the Social Democrats' flag in Limerick

James Heffernan has a formidable election team at his home base, writes Mid-West Correspondent Jimmy Woulfe

It’s a long way from Bondi Beach to a wet day on the canvass along Lord Edward St in Kilmallock, Co Limerick.

Like many others, James Heffernan, 36, left for Oz in the noughties. One day, while walking along the most famous beach in the world, he got a call from the Labour Party.